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Spearers, anglers and bowfishers will be allowed to keep up to 10 gar — the toothy, prehistoric fish native to Minnesota waters — starting March 1, when a new gar possession limit is in effect on all Minnesota inland and border waters. The limit applies to longnose and shortnose gar, which previously could be kept in unlimited numbers, and is among other new regulations in the 2023 Minnesota Fishing Regulations booklet.

Soto Lopez, Cessia Nohemy, Willmar; Offense date 01/21/23 Driving After Suspension (Misdemeanor); Plea 2/21/23 Guilty; Disposition 2/21/23 Convicted; Court Decision 2/21/23 Payable without appearance; $200 Fine. Guantello, Armando, Jr, Willmar; Offense date 7/19/22 DL - Driving Without a Valid License or Vehicle Class/Type (Misdemeanor); Plea 2/23/23 Guilty; Disposition 2/23/23 Convicted; Court Decision 2/23/23 Payable without appearance; $100 Fine.

The Lyon County Historical Society will host a book talk featuring Kandiyohi County native, Carolyn Mankell Sowinski. She has written a book about a 3-day blizzard which occurred 150 years ago. In her book, The Great Storm: Minnesota’s Victims in the Blizzard of January 7, 1873, Sowinski has identified 84 people from 31 counties in the state who died in this storm: men and women; children and babies; Civil War veterans and recent immigrants; homesteaders and villagers; state residents and visitors. Friends died together; neighbors died together; family members died together. Many died alone—suffering for one, two, or all three days. In her presentation Sowinski will share the stories of five Lyon County victims: Marvin Chase, Loren Fox and daughter Winona, Asle Olsen, Miss Oleson. Sowinski will read excerpts about the storm, highlight some historic documents about the victims, and provide helpful hints when doing research.

Hunters harvested about 170,000 deer during the 2022 deer hunting season, a lower total harvest than in recent years. Total harvest was down 7% compared to the 2021 season and 10% less than the five-year average deer harvest for Minnesota.

A group of professionals from several different safety- related disciplines meets as the need arises in Yellow Medicine County to review the fatal and serious injury roadway crashes that have occurred in our county. This committee discusses possible contributing factors to crash outcomes in order to make recommendations in each of four areas: roadway engineering, emergency response, enforcement and education. At our recent meeting the committee asked that the people who drive on our area roads be reminded about several safety issues: - Adjust speed according to current road/weather/traffic. The posted speed limits are maximum speeds at ideal road, weather and traffic conditions. Fog, rain, blowing snow and other weather can affect visibility and roadway surfaces with little to no warning.